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FeaturesVolume Housebuilder of the Year Award
Countryside displayed a consistency of detailing and craftsmanship
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FeaturesBest Refurbishment Project
This little gem of a project has created a viable local attraction
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FeaturesBest Commercial 黑洞社区
A splendid approach to a difficult brief 鈥� and the result is a stunning building
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FeaturesBest Landscape Project
The judges admired the intricacies of the detailing, the design and colours
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FeaturesSustainability Award
A robust ecological agenda that has tried to use durable, local materials
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FeaturesBest Structural Use of Brick
Hopkins has done it again with yet another prominent landmark brick building
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FeaturesPrefabrication Award
A fine example of how precast brickwork can simplify on-site construction
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FeaturesBest Craftsmanship Award
There was obviously an excellent gang of bricklayers to hand with all work done in situ
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FeaturesSpecialist Brickwork Contractor
PLF鈥檚 portfolio is a tribute to the art and craft of bricklaying
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FeaturesBest Export Award
The building sits beautifully on the waterside and represents a bold, confident use of brick
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Section through a blast resistant window
Section through a blast resistant window This drawing shows an example of a fixed perimeter blast resistant window manufactured by Frontline GB, a specialist blastproof doors and windows manufacturer. It has a double-glazed unit with a laminated pane used on the inner leaf. The plastic interlayer holds the glass ...
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Costs: Crime prevention
Want to reduce crime and improve whole-life performance of components? Secured by Design standards can offer a win鈥搘in option
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FeaturesSecurity
Designing buildings to resist the worst effects of a terrorist bomb blast is becoming a key part of the specification process. Arup Security Consulting specialises in this type of work and has just won Security Consultant of the Year at the Security Excellence Awards 2004. It was also one of ...
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Exorcising the ghost town
Blitzed by the Luftwaffe, scarred by 1960s tower blocks, and abandoned by industry under Thatcher 鈥� Coventry has had its share of suffering. But now 拢4bn of regeneration is giving the city back its lifeblood
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FeaturesConstruction gets cuddly
Buster the Bear is the latest soft toy to wear a hard hat while Janet the Joiner connects with the Under 5s.
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FeaturesKing of the caption
Martin King's witty entry scooped top prize in Hansom's steam train caption competition.
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FeaturesShuttleworth shuffled
Foster and Partners almost photoshops ex-colleague Ken Shuttleworth out of a team photograph.
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FeaturesPresident Clinton
He may not yet be the international political force that Bill once was, but Colin Clinton knows how to use power to effect change 鈥� and not just at the ICE. We talk to him about his modernising agenda, globalisation and lawn mowing.